After several top-level data releases that sent sterling slowly higher over the course of the week and then down very rapidly yesterday, today is a quiet one for data.
However, falling yesterday’s inflation fall it will be interesting to hear the Bank of England’s Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis and Research Huw Pill speaking at 18:00 this evening.
Tomorrow morning will be retail sales. Will they have recovered from last month’s unexpected drop? Data has packed a punch so far this week and this could be the sting in the tail.
